The number 3 comes from the number of gifts (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) not the number of visitors. Their exact number is unknown, but it was probably significantly larger than 3.
The visitors were not kings, most likely they were Zoroastrian Astrologers familiar with the Jewish scripture from when Jews were captives in Babylon and Persia hundreds of years before.
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
Yes Jesus lived before Mohammad. Jesus was born at around 2 ad and Mohammad was born around 570 ad.
To get families to see each other the birth of Jesus - Originally it was a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The giving of presents was to symbolise the present brought to the stable by the shepherds and 3 kings.
6 months older. John was born on March 3 B.C. This can be further investigated and explained in the book "Jesus Christ Our Promised Seed"
The day the "wise men" - not necessarily Kings, not necessarily Magi and not necessarily 3 (The account in the Bible just says "wise men" and nothing else) - arrived to see the infant Jesus is known as The Epiphany. An 'epiphany' is defined as a moment of sudden revelation or insight. This event is taken to indicate that Christ was, that day, to the Gentiles. He had already been 'revealed' to the Jews - the shepherds.
Gold, Frankinsence & Myrrh
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There is only one requirement to be a member of Christ's church - to be born again. As Jesus said in John 3. 3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The Mysteries of Light/The Luminous Mysteries: 1. The Baptism of Jesus Christ 2. The Wedding at Cana 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven 4. The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ 5. The Institution of the Eucharist by Jesus Christ
'Christ' comes from the Greek word for 'anointed', and the Hebrew word is 'messiah' (approximately). The ancient Jews anointedtheir kings and high priests, and the first-century Jews hoped for a new messiah to liberate their nation. The early Christians saw Jesus as this longed-for messiah. So, 'Christ' is a title, not a name - in English, Jesus Christ means 'Jesus the anointed one'.
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we celebrate the three kings day because the three kings were the ones that bring the gifts to child Jesus